Every trade.
One crew.
A-Team Builders is a collective of skilled tradesmen across Southern California — framing to finish, single rooms to commercial build-outs.
- Service area
- Southern California
- Trades
- 24
- In the field since
- 1985
- Partner network
- 20+
- Los Angeles right now
We're not a general contractor with a phone list. We're the tradesmen — twenty-plus specialists who come together on your job, or work on their own when that's all it takes.
That means the right people for the work every time: no padding, no hand-offs to strangers, and one point of contact from the first walk-through to the final inspection.
How the collective works
The trades behind every job
Framers, finishers, electricians, engineers — the people who show up on Southern California job sites every morning.
06FramingWalls, floors and roof structure — plumb, level and square before anything else goes in.
—Design & plansDrawings, permits and a scope everyone signs off on before the first cut.
02RestorationCareful work on older buildings — matching what's there, replacing what has to go.
26ElectricalPanels, circuits, lighting and EV chargers, run by licensed electricians.
03ConcreteFoundations, slabs and flatwork — and the crews to place and finish them.
02Site prepClearing, grading and demolition so the job starts on solid ground.
Photography: Josh Olalde, Wesley Pacífico, Kevin Grieve, Emmanuel Ikwuegbu, Mario Spencer, Sikwe Scarter and Nicolas J Leclercq on Unsplash.
How a house comes together
Eight stages, two dozen trades. Scroll to build it — every stage on this drawing is work our network does directly.
- 01
Site prep & demolition
Demolition, Restoration
We walk the site, mark it out and clear what has to go — carefully, so what stays is protected.
- 02
Concrete & masonry
Concrete, Masonry
Footings, slabs, block and stone. Everything that follows sits on this.
- 03
Framing
Framing, Fine Carpentry
Walls, floors and roof trusses go up plumb, level and square.
- 04
Rough-in
Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Fire Sprinklers
Pipes, wiring, ductwork and sprinkler lines run through the open walls, ready for inspection.
- 05
Walls & finishes
Drywall, Stucco, Tile & Stone, Painting
The frame gets its skin — drywall inside, stucco outside, tile and paint to finish.
- 06
Roofing & solar
Roofing, Solar
A tight roof, and panels on it if you want to make your own power.
- 07
Windows, doors & trim
Glazing, Millwork, Reglazing
Glass, doors and the finish carpentry you notice every day.
- 08
Outdoor living
Landscaping, Outdoor Living Spaces
Paths, planting and the spaces you'll actually spend your evenings in.
01 Site prep & demolition
Recent work
A few recent jobs from the network, start to finish.
- 1985Joins the pipe fitters union
- 1990Running jobs as a foreman
- TodayLeads a network of twenty-plus trades
Eric Givens has been on job sites for forty years.
He came up through the pipe fitters union, ran crews as a foreman, then went independent with his cousin, an electrician. Both built successful companies — and the network behind A-Team Builders grew from there.
About Eric and the team